Table of Contents
1 Cover
9 Part I: Introduction 1 A Primer on the Social Determinants of Health 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Health Olympics: Winners and Losers 1.3 What are the Social Determinants of Health? 1.4 The 3 P's (people, places, and policies) Population Health Triad 1.5 Conventional Approaches to Studying the Social Determinants of Health 1.6 Novel Approaches to Strengthen Causal Inference in Studying the Social Determinants of Health 1.7 What Do We Know About the Social Determinants of Health? 1.8 How Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Could Change Lives References 2 Rationale for New Modeling and Simulation Tools 2.1 Advantages of Systems Science Approaches over Conventional Approaches 2.2 Specific Advantages of Agent‐Based Modeling and Microsimulation Modeling 2.3 Comparison of Agent‐Based and Microsimulation Models 2.4 Why ABM and MSM are Useful for Studying the Social Determinants of Health 2.5 Structure of this Book References
10 Part II: Agent‐Based Modeling 3 Overview of Current Concepts and Process for Agent‐Based Modeling 3.1 The Components of an Agent‐Based Model: Key Terms 3.2 Steps in Designing and Deploying an Agent‐Based Model 3.3 History of ABM Application and Categories of ABM Usage References 4 Agent‐Based Modeling in the Social Sciences 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Segregation 4.3 Power Laws 4.4 The Anasazi 4.5 Conclusions References 5 Agent‐Based Modeling in Public Health 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Scale of ABM Usage in Public Health 5.3 Example Models: Infectious Disease 5.4 Example Models: Obesity 5.5 Example Models: Tobacco Control 5.6 Conclusions References 6 Section Summary 6.1 Past Use of ABM for Public Policy Translation 6.2 Bridging Gaps to Advance Agent‐Based Modeling of Social Determinants of Health References
11 Part III: Microsimulation Modeling 7 Concepts and Methods for Microsimulation Modeling in the Social Sciences 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Methodological Choices 7.3 Population Scope 7.4 Policy Scope 7.5 Building a Microsimulation Model 7.6 Applications for Policy Making: Illustrations in the Domain of Health 7.7 Conclusions References 8 Empirical Evidence Using Microsimulation Models in the Social Sciences 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Microsimulation and Economics 8.3 Microsimulation and the Prediction of Behavioral Changes
